Kaladar is a compact rural community and unincorporated area in the municipality of
Addington Highlands,
Lennox and Addington County in
Eastern Ontario, Canada.
It is located at the junction of
Ontario Highway 7
King's Highway 7, commonly referred to as Highway 7 and historically as the Northern Highway, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. At its peak, Highway 7 measured in length, stretching from Highway&nbs ...
and
Ontario Highway 41
King's Highway 41, commonly referred to as Highway 41, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway travels in a predominantly north–south direction across eastern Ontario, from Highway 7 in Kalada ...
.
To the north is a quaint little town by the name of Northbrook. Further north is
Bon Echo Provincial Park. Other nearby natural areas are the Kaladar Pine Barrens Conservation Reserve and Puzzle Lake Provincial Park.
This area was first settled following the construction of the
Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The former
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
Havelock Subdivision
Havelock may refer to:
People As a surname
* Havelock-Allan baronets, holders of the baronetcy
* Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), British general, active in India
* Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (1830–1897), ...
rail bed passing through the town has been turned into a
rail trail
A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...
and become part of the
Trans Canada Trail. The Kaladar
fire tower was situated at the north end of the village just off the highway, but was removed some time in the 1970s or 1980s.
The name is also used for Kaladar Township,
[ (township)] a
geographic township, in which Kaladar lies roughly at the centre.
References
Other map sources:
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External links
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Communities in Lennox and Addington County
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